Bowl



Aug. 9 1927. 1,638,409

P. RINKEN BOWL Filed Dea, 15. 1926` 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 NNNNNN OR Aug.. 9,l

P. G. RINKEN BQwL Filed Dec. l5. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR PatentedAug. 9, 1927.

UNITEDSTATES PATENT oFFIcE. A

PETER Gr. RINKEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIG'rNOR TO 'JEANNETTE GLASSCOMPANY, OF JEANNETTE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

BoWL.

Application filed December 15, 1826. Serial No. 154,935.

My invention relatesto improvements in the shape ot bowls. The bowl oi'my invention as l have developed it is formed of glassware, but as willbe apparent, it might be formed of ceramic ware, or even besculpturedfrom hard material, for invention lies in shape rather than ina method oil production. The object in view is a compound utensilpeculiarly adapted to a particular use and at the same time adaptable ito other uses.

In'the accompanying.drawings Fig Itis a view in side elevation of thebowl of my invention completely assembled; Fig. Il is a like View of thebase member and the vase member assembledwithout the bowl membergandFig. III is a fragmentary view in vertical section and to larger scale,Yillustrating the structure indetail.

The bowl member 1, suitably supported, as upon a vseparate-base member2, is yprovided interiorly and centrally, that is to 'say in its bottomwith a sunken pocket 11, best formed by an increase of concavity, acurvature' of Vshortenedradius. This region ot increased concavity issymmetrical with respect to the axis of the bowl, and, at its periphery,where its inner surface merges into the general. curvature of theinterior of the bowl, a seat 12 is conveniently formed.

The vase member 3 is'provided with a circular foot member 32, adapted toengage the'seat 12 of the bowl member, Aand by such engagement the vasemay be caused to stand within the bowl. The circular foot of the vasemember is notched, the continuity of its circular extent is interrupted,as at 31, and in consequence, when the vase member is seated in the bowlmember, the notches atford spaces through which there is commu--nication from the wider portions of the interor of the bowl to thepocket which the vase spans.

The bowl member of ornamental shape, ordinarily formed'of glass, coloredor uncolored, is intended to serve as a lish bowl. The pocket is adaptedto receive the sediment which accumulates in a lish bowl, and when t-hevase member is seated within the bowl the pocket spanned by the vaseserves as a trap within which such sediment col-v lects, and inconsequence t-he water within the wider portions of the bowl `interioris kept relatively cleaner than otherwise would be the case. The vasemay manifestly `separate member, the bowl serve as a receptacle for cutflowers and the like enhancing the attractiveness of the article whenserving as a ish bowl.

' Thev article preferably fis a three-part structure and includes, inaddition to bowl member and vase member, a base member as al separatepart. This base member 2 is provided above with a sunken circular seat,in-

cluding vertical boundary walls 23, a hori- Zontally extending marginalarea 22, and a socket-like middle "depression '21. Correspondingly, whenthe base is so, formed as a member is formed eXteriorly with a circularfoot 13, adapted when the parts rare assembled to rest within the walls23 and upon the marginal area 22 of the base member. Furthermore theformation of the central pocket of increased radius within the bowl4conveniently results in4 an external protrusion at the bottom of bowl,rwithin the circle of the toot 13. This protrusioin when the parts areassemblechextends, asis well shown in Fig. III, vinto the middledepression 21 in the seat formed in thebase member.'l Preferably thereis no contact between the out-er surface of this protrusion and theinner surface of the depression 21; preferably, when assembly is made,contact is confined to the engagement of the foot 13 upon-the.

erly seated and lled with water, and so rendered heavy, thisball-and-socket contiguration cooperates to prevent displacement of thebowl upon its base.

The seat 12 within the bowl and the seat 22 in the base, the foot 32 ofthe base and the foot 13 of the bowl are preferably so far correlated insize-that, the bowl member being removed from the base member, the vasemember 3 may be seated immediately upon the base member. The assemblythen is that illustrated in Fig. lll.

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l call attention to the arch within the base of the vase member. Thisarch, cooperating with the pocket 1l, affords a chamber Kof relativelylarge capacity7 with which the wider volume ot the bowl through thenotches 3l, has communication. This large chamber is effective tofacilitate the collection ot sediment in the pocket.

claim as my invention:

l. A bowl structure including` a bowl member and a vase member, the bowlmember within and at its bottom being` 'provided with a pocket and witha seat surrounding such pocket, and the vase member being provided withal notched toot., adapted to engag the seat in the bowl member, andbeing 'seated to leave eonnnnnication open to the pocket beneath.

Q. A bowl structure including' a bowl member and a vase membeny the bowlmember within and at its bottom being;` provided with a pocket and witha seat Surrounding such pocket, and the vase member being provided 'witha notched foot, adapted to engage the seat in the bowl member, and withan upwardly arched recess within the foot.

3. A bowl structure including a base member, a bowl member, and a vasemember, the base member' being provided above with a sunken circularseat having vertical boundary walls7 a horizontally eXtending` marginalarea, and a socket-like middle depression, the bowl member beingprovided exteriorly with a circular foot, adapted when the parts areassembled to rest upon the marginal of the seat in the base member, andwith a rounded protrusion, adapted when the parts are assembled toextend within the socket-like depression in the.v base member, the saidbowl .member being Vfurther provided interiorlywith a central bot-- tompocket, and the said vase member being; provided with a note ed 'toe-tand being` adapted to be seated lwi ain the bowl member and in aQosition Spanning the said bottom pocket.

4C. ,fi bowl structure including base member, a bowl member.y and a vasemember the b'rzse'niember being` provided above with a :ninlen circularseat having` vertical boundary wallev` a horizontallyY extendingllmarginal area, and a secliet-like middle depression, the bowl memberbeing` providedjexteriorlywith a circular toot, adapted when the partsare assembled to "rest upon the marginal area of the seat in the basemember, andwith-a rounded protrusion7 adapted when the parts areassembled 'to Aextend within the socket-like depression yin thefbasemember. the said bowl member being; further provided interiorly with a"sunken circular seat, and the vase member provided with a circular footadapted vto rest alternately in the circular seat oi the base lmember orin Ythe circular seat ot' thebowl member. Y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. f

PETER e; RINKEN`

